* How many times have you been to St. Petersburg? Maybe this is your first trip, or you come here every weekend. With my tour, I want to create an image of the city that overlaps everything you knew about it before. The cultural capital, beautiful architecture, the birthplace of rock stars and bandits of the 80s and 90s... Which of these will be relevant this very first or hundredth time? Let's decide, take a walk, take a picture! What awaits you Our route St. Isaac's Cathedral. How and for what purpose was it created? For the glory of God? No. Then why? You'll find out! Is the Bronze Horseman a monument to Peter the Great? And without him, would we have forgotten the great reformer, whose monstrous will we feel even now? Obviously not, then what was it for? Cabinet of curiosities. Here we will discuss how science appeared in Russia. Peter and Paul Fortress — on the land recaptured from the Swedes The Winter Palace — what was it like before the revolution? Atlanteans who hold the sky on their shoulders Nevsky Prospekt. Street of religious tolerance and non-believers. The best pyshechnaya. Petersburgers don't go there and don't like it: why is it the best? And why donuts, not doughnuts?! Kazan Cathedral. Who is more important— him or Isaac? The House of Books. Or a Singer? In any case, it is perfect for photography and perfectly reflects Russia's passion for nationalization and its consequences. Mikhailovsky Palace. Why do we need palaces at all, was it good to live in them (answering — it was bad), and why did Peter force them to build? Saved on Blood. About the benefits (or harms) of terrorism for imperial architecture. And anyway, what kind of a tower in the center of the capital of classicism? And you will also find out: Why was there no park for everyone in St. Petersburg for 160 years and greenery in general (segregation is the norm of life in pre—revolutionary Russia?) Where is the center of St. Petersburg and why is it not where Peter wanted it to be What could the supporters of the alternative history of St. Petersburg (reptiloids, hello) tell us? Why does Russia need the swamps of St. Petersburg Why did the cultural capital suddenly become a symbol of the mafia new Russia What is an architectural ensemble and why does the city need it? And much, much more!!!